The east gate of Jiankang City is now the only place where there is a complete city tower, several sieges, the catapults outside the city are not as sharp as elsewhere, although the city tower has been hit by a few bullets, but almost nothing has been done, the guard Jiang Caizheng came out of the building, and fastened the iron buckle on the armor while walking.

Standing on the tower and looking down, the moat outside the city has been cleared, the original yellow soil has taken on a very deep color, and the moat not far away is also muddy. There was a loud noise coming from the horn on the sheep and horse wall, and because of the proximity, he had fallen asleep listening to the story last night.

Trading was still going on in the city, and there were constantly people calling themselves messengers from outside the city shouting to enter the city, and of course the drawbridge could not be lowered, and they were only allowed to go up from the city in hanging baskets, and the same was true when they returned, and then returned by the only long ladder on the moat of Guò.

The defenders on the city wall have been watching those messengers crossing the river as a joke for the past few days, and just now there was a man with a large package who did not stand firm and fell into the river from the long ladder, which caused the defenders to laugh loudly, and carried the whole corpse over as if it were juggling, because of this, the whole transaction process was very slow, and after these days it was still endless.

Jiang Cai's face was expressionless, even if he saw those scenes, it was difficult for the corners of his mouth to twitch, and his ears were familiar northland tunes, how long had he not heard it, thinking of this, the days when he was taken away when he was young came to his mind again.

The story of the Yang family general can move everyone who hears it, although it has just begun, but who doesn't know the final fate of Lao Linggong, who doesn't know that there is only one seedling left in the family of loyal martyrs, and in the end it is necessary to rely on a bunch of widows to support Tianbo Mansion. Jiang Cai believed that whether it was the defenders or the Han troops outside the city, the feeling after listening to it was the same, but so what, once the battle started, it was not necessary to fight desperately, and try their best to kill the other party.

His gaze swept over an enemy envoy who had just been hoisted into the city, he should be a young man, but he wanted to stick two mustaches on his mouth, and he stared at his eyes, and he didn't dare to look at each other, not at all like those old slippery heads before, who had to bargain for everything.

Jiang Cai didn't like this errand, and he didn't like to deal with those messengers, so he basically handed over the specific affairs to the scribes sent, and he only controlled the gates of the city to prevent the enemy's possible conspiracy.

"Where did you come from, what is it called, and who are you looking for?" The young man was brought in front of him by the defenders, Jiang Cai glanced at him, then looked into the distance and asked.

"General Hui, who came from outside the north gate under the next, was entrusted by his boss to redeem a thousand households who died there, with a disdainful surname Xie and a single loyal character." Xie Chenggui replied respectfully, lowering his head and not daring to look at the big man in front of him.

"It's the North Gate again, haven't you been here several times, why haven't you finished it yet?" Jiang Cai didn't want to make things difficult for him, he had the impression that there were indeed several groups of people sent over there in the past few days, and he always felt a little strange.

"Back to the general, the villain is entrusted by another Wanhu, and has nothing to do with the messengers in front, and please make it convenient for the general, after the matter is completed, there will be a thanks."

Hearing the words of the visitor, Jiang Cai turned his head and looked up and down, there was nothing new, it was gold and silver bribery, he didn't want to talk any more nonsense, and waved his hand to signal the defenders to take him down.

Jiang learned that Liu Yu sold the corpse to give out shirts to the defenders who died in battle, and although the treasury had some savings, most of them were worthless banknotes. In Taishou's words, a dead Tartar is a good Tartar, and it can bring a sum of money to the city, which can be regarded as making the best use of things, Jiang Cai shook his head, he was just a pure soldier and could not understand these theories.

When Xie Chenggui was taken down from the city tower, his legs trembled a little, and the general's eyes made him think that he had been seen through, although he had done some simple disguises, but if he really faced acquaintances, it was still difficult to hide it.

After going downstairs, the defenders took him to a row of single rooms on the right, where there was a scribe, who happened to be empty, Xie Chenggui hurriedly stepped forward and told him what he meant.

"A thousand households? North Gate. The scribe gave him a strange look, this level of corpse should have been redeemed a long time ago, right, he opened the roster in front of him, and looked down line by line, there were no thousand households that no one had redeemed, so he raised his head and shook it.

"Please help me find it carefully, maybe he took off his clothes, maybe he missed it." Xie Chenggui stepped forward, secretly took out a piece of gold, and secretly stuffed it, the scribe was startled, looked left and right, but the defenders at the door did not pay attention, so he quietly put it in his sleeve.

"There is some truth in what you said, so let's do it, there are some heads piled up in the shed in front, all of which have not been identified, and someone will take you to find them, maybe it may not be in that place."

Hearing the scribe's words, Xie Chenggui was overjoyed, what he wanted was an opportunity, this was the only place where he could contact outside the city, and the people he put in the city were very clever, and he should not let go of this loophole.

As a forbidden soldier came to a wooden shed on the side of the house, he saw a bunch of heads placed on the ground, forming a tower, and two righteous and brave people sat aside, just glanced at it, Xie Chenggui knew that he had come to the right place, and one of them was his subordinate.

"This is it, you two keep an eye on him, hurry up and finish looking." The forbidden army handed Xie Chenggui over to Xiang Yong, and walked out by himself, Xie Chenggui stared at that subordinate, his eyes blinked, and the person instantly saw the person who came, and couldn't help but show joy.

The subordinate pulled the other man aside and took the initiative to take on the task of reception, and the man did not doubt it, and went to sit and listen to the radio by himself. The wooden shed was very large, and his subordinates made a look and took Xie Chenggui to the other side.

"Take a closer look, it's all here, second son, why are you here, this is too risky, what if you are recognized." The subordinate shouted loudly, and then asked in a low voice.

"Don't talk nonsense, what's going on with that noise outside the city, it doesn't stop all day long, can you find the source." Xie Chenggui squatted down, pretending to check, and his subordinates lowered their bodies to block the people behind them.

"In a house, a black line was used to lead the outer wall of the city, and that day a certain person was called to pull the line, but the place was very tightly guarded, and it was difficult to start." The subordinate whispered, a look of embarrassment on his face.

"What the marshal ordered, if it is successful, your family will be able to enjoy it from now on, and there is one more thing, do you know where the granary in the city is, can you find a way to burn it."

Hearing Xie Chenggui's words, the faces of his subordinates turned green, these two things were more dangerous than the other, and he couldn't speak for a long time, Xie Chenggui didn't hear the echo, and when he turned his head, his face was a little unhappy.

"Second son, a certain is not afraid of death, but I am afraid that I will be entrusted with it, so that the marshal's plan will fail, and the son will be punished. The subordinates had no choice but to explain carefully, their son-in-law even said it to his family, whether it was a blessing or a curse depends on how he expressed his position.

"Well, don't be afraid of this, I didn't ask you to wait to die, when the fire in the city broke out, it was the day when the army attacked the city, be careful, you may not be able to get out. In short, just these two things, let's go on. When we see each other this time, I don't know if there will be a next time, remember that if there is still such an opportunity, it will still meet like this, do you know? ”

After the matter was done, Xie Chenggui didn't stay any longer, he just picked a head casually, and used it as the target he was looking for. He went to the scribe before him and paid the ransom, but he was hanged from the head of the city, and went out of the city and returned to the camp.

Since the beginning of the war, Chen Xiaoyi's life has been very nourishing, Liu Yu's promise at that time was equivalent to Shang Fang's sword, and he almost doubled his territory by using it, and anyone who refused to accept it was sent to prison by his joint official mission in the name of stabilizing order in the city.

Therefore, when Liu Yu sent someone to find him, he didn't dare to slack off at all, and followed the visitor in person, originally thinking that he was in the palace, but he didn't want to go directly to the West Gate. Seeing the defenders lined up neatly and changing guards, Chen Xiaoyi was a little worried, and he didn't know if Taishou was dissatisfied with himself.

Liu Yu is using a telescope to carefully observe the terrain outside the west gate at the moment, the first sunny day after the rain, the road is a little muddy, and there are puddles everywhere outside the city, which is not conducive to the march. Looking at this scene, his brows furrowed tightly, and he didn't even notice that someone was approaching behind him.

Chen Xiaoyi peeked at his expression, and became even more nervous, thinking hard about what he had done wrong, and after a long while, Liu Yu came back to his senses, turned around and looked at the biggest hooligan leader in Jiankang City.

"Chen Xiaoyi, this official remembers you, I haven't seen you for a long time." Liu Yu's voice was neither high nor low, and Chen Xiaoyi couldn't hear the joy and anger, so he had to give a salute.

"So that his parents know that Xiao Yi can have today, it all depends on his parents, but he will never dare to quit." After thinking about it, I only felt that most of the time I had something to do by myself, so I hurriedly released a gesture first.

"This sounds familiar, what did you say last time, this official ordered you to pay attention to the traitors in the city, what are you doing, fire and others, and grab territory. That's it, you dare not do what the official has to do? How can I trust you. ”

Liu Yu said coldly, he was indeed a little angry, he took the benefits but did not achieve the results he wanted, this person's subordinates have hundreds of people, all of whom are familiar with the local snakes in the city, if this force is not used, can it be that the forbidden army, which is not enough, will be transferred to do it?

Chen Xiaoyi remembered the original conversation, his face immediately changed, and he immediately stepped forward to confess his guilt again and again, so he almost knelt on the ground and begged, and even said that he was willing to atone for his sins, if not, let Yunyun be disposed of.

"Well, if you are still sincere, I will give you a chance, if this matter is not handled again, you can go to the prison and meet those people yourself."

After speaking, Liu Yu called Chen Xiaoyi to come over with his ear and instructed the matter to continue, and Chen Xiaoyi said yes again and again, patting his chest to ensure that it would be completed.